Extra Color vs Box Cat Bash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Extra Color
Tap to change colors and match them with obstacles to score points and increase speed. Unlock heroes, complete missions, and enjoy a unique soundtrack in this challenging arcade game.
- Fast-paced color matching gameplay
- Offline play supported
- Endless and mission modes
- Over 90 heroes to unlock
- Over 90 missions to complete
- Minimalistic art style
- Unique soundtrack
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Every tap is a color change. Every color change is a point. Every point is a speed up and a difficulty increase. You must follow the color on each obstacle to remove it and survive! Main features: - fast, enjoyable gameplay - fully playable offline - endless and missions modes - over 90 heroes to unlock - over 90 missions to complete - minimalistic art style - unique music - achievements - leaderboards - fully playable in offline mode Extra Color is a minimalistic arcade color changing indie game where enjoyable gameplay meets merciless difficulty, unique missions, different heroes to unlock and level up system. Extra Color contains original synthwave / synthpunk / coldwave / 80's / vaporwave soundtrack. Be the best, enjoy Extra Color!
Box Cat Bash
Control a cat character to smash falling cars before they explode. This sequel to a 2011 hit features simple, tight controls optimized for mobile devices and supports game controllers.
- Smash falling cars
- Tight mobile controls
- Game controller support
- Sequel to a classic
- Arcade gameplay
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Box Cat returns! Smash cars falling from above before they explode. Simple, tight controls built for your phone. Supports game controllers. Sequel to the 2011 smash hit Box Cat.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Extra Color at Free against Box Cat Bash's $0.99. Extra Color also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Box Cat Bash's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Extra Color is free to download; Box Cat Bash costs $0.99 up front. Extra Color sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Box Cat Bash sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Extra Color holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Extra Color ships an update every 9 months, Box Cat Bash every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Extra Color | Box Cat Bash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Evil Indie Games | Rusty Moyher |
Customer experience
Extra Color
Box Cat Bash
In-app purchases
Extra Color
- 1000 Extra Color Credits$0.99
- Remove Ads$0.99
- 3000 Extra Color Credits$1.99
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- 5000 Extra Color Credits$2.99
Box Cat Bash
- Remove Ads$1.99
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